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xiphias ([personal profile] xiphias) wrote2005-03-07 08:58 am

The "closest book to hand" meme thingy

So, the rules are, "take the closest book to you, look at page 123, and post the fifth sentence on that page. Don't look around for the coolest book nearby, just take the CLOSEST."

There are three books in a stack right here. The top one is really more of a monograph and only has sixty pages. The second one, I'm having to be a bit wonky with the definition of "sentence", but I think I'm coming out with,
The bullet should fit closely into the pipe without forcing, but the cartridge case SHOULD NOT fit into the pipe.

The one right next to that, skipping Hebrew because I don't feel like hacking around and figuring out how to type a whole sentence in Hebrew, is
The words "offering to G-d" (above) are our translation of n'davah, usually translated (in the Torah) as the "free-will offering" to G-d.

Somehow, I feel that this juxtaposition says more about me that I really want to know.
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[personal profile] goljerp 2005-03-07 06:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Get us headed toward Nerid and turn off the drive.

(Assuming the 5th complete sentence. I leave it as an exercise for the reader to be amazed at the fact that the book had a bookmark on page 123 already, despite the fact that I've never done the meme before.)

A close second would've been:

Guests may compose original poems and songs to honor the bride and groom; others might want to read a favorite quotation or poem.

which was on top of

Your presence, Your gentle touch, they comfort me.

Which really isn't what it looks like at first glance.